Car-truck.



PATENTBD NOV. 19, 1907.

GNO- 871,466.

' H. W. WOLFF.

GAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20.1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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IM/I/E/VTOR I H. Wolff.

4 T TORNE VS PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907 H. W. WOLFP.

GAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26,1907.

SHERT 2.

WITNESSES.

' UNITED lm tires HERBERT W: WOLFE, OF LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASS lGNOP. TO WOLFE! TRUCK FRAME COMPANY, Oi AUGUSTA, liAlNll, A OOH PORATION Oh MAINE.

CARTRUCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Apphczmon tiled June 26.1907. Serial No. 380.880.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I HERBERT l Vi ott r, a citizen of the United States, resntlmg at St.

Louis, in the State of Missouri have invented a eertainnew and useful Cor-'lrur-lt, of which the following is such it full, clear, and exnet description aswill enable any one skilled in the-art to which it uppertaius to make and 'use the same, reference being hod to the neoompanying drawings, lornung pin-t ol this speeitieation.

My invention relntesto trot-ks lor litllwi'ty ears, and more particularly to that class of top plan View ol 1L portion of one of the side frames, showing it slightv tllodllhtlllull .nnd 1 Fig. 4 is a. section on the line -t- -l of Fig. 2 thesprings being omitted.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in the several views ol' the drawings.

10 is the bottom member oi the frame. Inclined upwardly from tilt'li. end of the bottom member 1t) and l'ormed into gral therewith is a'tie beam 11. l=u-h ol the tie beams 11 is provided with n bottom t 21 is the holster, which is held in position I T-flange 12, and a top T-lhmge 15;. These flanges, aswell as the central web of the tie beams, are tapered from the lower to the upper end of the tie bezun. The top [hinge 13 extends from the top oi the bottom momber 10 and is both expanded laterally mid thickened at this point.

preferablydsnpport the bottom ol the spring pocket 14.

Formed integral with the upper ends of the tie beams 11 are oil These oil box extensions 16 are tapered outweirdly from their point of juncture with the tie beams 11.

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A depressed spring seat 14' reformed in the bottom member box extensions 16.

1 are provided tor the proper inspection of the "1 he oil box extensions 18 rest 1 axles to carrying the wheels 19. The oil oil box extensions to and the inverted {ugh bar 20 by means of bolts 21. in order that these bolts ll may he of the some. length, I provide the inclined tops of the oil boX expressed sent 23. The upper T-llsnge 13 of Fig. 2, and may either extend entirely along the oil box extension or nut Lerunnate at the depressed bolt heed sent 23, as shown in big. I).

34. are the truck. eoluu'ius, which are formed integral with and extend upwardly over the ends of the bottom member 10 ot' the side l'rmne. These truck colunnis 2-1 are contreniities ot' the tie bemn ll. Openings 26 are lormed through these webs to nllowof brill-10 booms. The upper edge of the webs lirm'e provided with T-llringes 127. These T- lhmges, together with the adjacent portion of the web, l'orm strut members between the outer ends of the tie beams and the upper ends of the truck oolumus. it. will be noted :hiu these T-llzmges 27 .lorin ll substantially straight line with the upper edges of the oil box extensions it} mid thus the strain tronsmiired by llltFl oil box extensions delivered direetl) to i]. removobie compression member .3' set into the upper ends of the llllt'li rolunius B l.

by menus ol the compression members 28 on oil boxes'l? in which are journeletl the boxes 17 are scoured in position between the the tie beams ll extends to the upper edge oi the ()ll box extension l6, as best shown in Y net-ted by means of a web 25 with the ex the inspection ol the broke hangers and tensions to with it raised sent 322 and a. de-

and rests upon springs 30, the lower ends of which are contoured in the spring seats l t. The side l'rmnes may also be connected by menus ol ungle irons 3].

32 are broke hangers, which for-i ed integral with the webs 3Z5.

'i'he t'ollStlttU'tioll oi the side {more of my truck is such thnt the motel is distributed in the most mliomtageonsmanner so tt the side frmnmwhile comparatively light, is exromely strong and rigid. At the some time sullioiont clearance is secured between the truck and the side l'ritme mid ample means I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent of the United States is: i

1. In a car truck, the combination with the bottom member and truck column of a side frame, of tie beams formed integral with and inclined u wardly from said bottom member, a T- angeon the upper edge of said tie beams and extending over said bottom member, a spring seatformed in said bottom member and de ressed below said T-flange, and strut rnem ers connecting the outer endscf said tie beams and the upper,

ends of said truck columns. 2. In a car truck, the combination with the bottom member and truck column of a side frame, of tie beams formed integral with and inclined upwardly from said bottom member, oil box extensions formed integral with said tie beams and inclined outwardly from their juncture therewith, a T-fiange on the upper'edge of said tie beams and extendlng over said bottom member, a spring seat formed in said bottom member and detegral with said tie beams, a T-flange on the upper edge of said tie beams and extending over the said bottom member to the upper .edge of said oil box extensions, a spring seat formed in said bottom member and depressed below-the said T-flange, and str'ut members connecting the upper ends of the said truck columns with the juncture of said he beams and oil box extensions.

, 4. In a car-v truck, the combinaton with-- the bottom member and truck columns of a side frame, of tie beams formed integral with j and inclined upwardly from said bottom member, a'T-fiange on the upper edge of said tie beam and extending-over said bottom member, said T-fiange being expanded and thickened at its central part over the said bottom member, a s ring seat formed in said bottom member an depressetl'below the .ex-

anded and thickened portion of said, T: gangaand strut members connecting the-u per ends of said truck columns with said tie beams.

5. In a car truck, the combination with the bottom member and truck columns of a sidetrame, of tie beams formed integral with and inclined upwardly from said bottom member, oil box extensions formed integral with said tie beams and inclined downwardly and outwardly from their juncture therewith, a T-fiange on the upper edge, of

said tie beams and extending tot-he upper edge of the said oil box extensions, and strut members extending between. said tie and truck columns, the upper edgesho sa d strut members lying 'ina substan l'all straight line with the upper edges of said 011 box, extensions. 4 i

6. In a car truck, the-combination with the bottom member and truck columns of a side frame, of tie beams formed integral with and inclined upwardly from said bottom member, oil box extensions formed integral with said tie beams and inclined oiit-wardlyand downwardly therefrom, strut members extending between the upper ends of said truck columns and .the juncture of said tie beams and oil box extensions, and a removable compression member between said truck columns. i v

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in the presence ofthe two subscribing witnesses.

, HERBERT w. WOLFF. ",'[L. s]

Witnesses:

W. AALEXANDER, ELIZABETH BAILEY. 

